DSR 11 Revised Sept 85)
CONFIDENTIAL
DRAFT: minute/letter/teleletter/despatch/note
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SECRETARY OF STATE
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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
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SUBJECT:
VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
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1. We had a brief discussion on 30 November about the
problem of Vietnamese boat people in Hong Kong. This
minute describes our plans for the first repatriation
operation and sets out my thoughts about the way forward.
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2.
Preparations for the first repatriation operation are
now at an advanced stage. The Hong Kong Government have
drawn up a detailed operational plan. The flight
carrying the 56 returnees (a Cathay Pacific Tristar) is
scheduled to depart from Hong Kong at 0500 hours local
time on 12 December (9 pm our time on 11 December).
flight will last 2 hours. Take off from Hanoi on the
return flight will be at 1 am our time.
The
3. The plan is that about 100 counsellors, interpreters
and welfare officers of the Correctional Services
Department (CSD) will be on hand to persuade the boat
people to acquiesce in the operation.
Two platoons of